HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR101019KPDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2019
KAUA'I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Man dies after hiking Secret Falls Trail on Wednesday
WAILUA — A 74-year-old Washington man died after hiking Secret Falls Trail in Wailua
on Wednesday.
The man has been identified as Maurice Irwin.
According to a preliminary report, Kauai Police Department officers responded at
approximately 3 p.m. to a male who collapsed while hiking Secret Falls Trail in Wailua on
Wednesday.
Kauai Fire Department personnel responded and conducted CPR while extracting Mr.
Irwin from the hiking trail.
AMR medics took over advanced resuscitation efforts while in transport to Wilcox ER. Mr
Irwin was pronounced dead by a medical doctor at Wilcox ER. No suspicious circumstances are
suspected. The investigation remains ongoing.
Volunteers with Life's Bridges, a grief counseling service, assisted the man's family.